The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-12
MOST HORRIBLE!
Frightful Train Wreck On
Thursday,
KILLING 100 ExCURsiOEIsTS'
me Scene 1t the Dissstes IL In.
aessribable-E Names OF sone
% the Kuled-Ets.
Rreursion Trasn wrecked.


CHICAGO, August ii, - Dispatches
from Peoria say an 4 excursion train OF
fifteen cars, en- route for Niagara Fsils
on the Toledo, Peoria & Western Rail-
way, vent through 4 bridge st Chstas7-
worth, during the night and 100 people
were killed and injured. A relief train
of tWenty-fonr cars has gone 30 tne
scene Of the disaster from Reorisrs, :, It
A dispatch from Chatsworth says the
train left Blooming ton; last night lot
Niagara Falls, on the Illinois Central,
the intention being to goT by that road
as far as Chatsyorth, and, from thence
by way of the Toledo, Peoria 81 War
saw. The change was madefn Chats
worth, in Livingston County. Soon
afterward, as the train reached Piper
City, a small town in Ford County, q
bridge crossing Vermillfon River gave
way, plunging the engine and several
cars down steep embankment into the
stream. The cars 3 caught befre
from the lamps, and a. fear
full panic resulted. On investigation
it was found that nearly one hundred
ductor of Chicago and Alton passenger
bLd1Ag N 0IOA LOO lQSS h11lNC0 III OA4Oo6O
from Bloomington, where the Toledo,
Peoria and Warsaw and Chicago and
Alton Railways connect, learned from
one of the conductors Of the tirst-named
road that the accident occurred net 7
Piper City, q small station east II
ChatsWorth. The excursion tram, while
on the bridge near Piper City, came in
collision with another train going in
the opposite direction. The cars of the
excursion train were piled up on each
other in frightful confusion, and from
the shock of the collision the bridge
gave way, and several cars were
precipitated into the stream. The con-
ductor says the killed numbered be-
tween forty and fifty, and that the in
jured are more than twice that number.
The accident occurred some time be-
tween midnight and 4 am. a relief
train with physicians was sent from
Peoria this morning. - 'f
CHATswoRrH, Ills, August 1.-THE
Niagara Falls excursion train on the
Toledo, Peoria d Warsaw Railway, con-
sisting of seventeen coaches and sleep
ers, crowded with passengers from
Peoria and points along the lines, was
wrecked two and a half miles east of
ChatsWorth. by running into burning
culvert. The engines were completely
wrecked, together with two coaches and
the baggage car. Engineer cClintock
was instantly killed, two fremen and
another engineer escaping with seri-
GUS injury. The ten cars were
piled on the top Of two en-
gines, being telescoped and piled
across and on top of each other.
1t is miraculous how anyone escaped,
as the coaches and engines do not oc
cupy over two car lengths of track. In
one coach not a person escaped. In
another only lady. Seventy dead
have been taken out up to this time,
and 100 wounded are now in Chatsworth
town hall, schoolhouse, depot, etc. At
Piper City there are large number of
injured, over fifty. The dead are mum
bered at over 100. The cars caught fire
but were put out by the train men and
passengers. A heavy rain set in about
two hours after the wreck, before the
wounded could be taken away. raining
two hours. The people are doing all
they can for the wounded.
CHATswoRTH, Ills, August LIT was
wild throng which surrounded the
News of the wreck of the Niagara ex-
cursion train of fifteen coaches and two
engines had spread like wildfire 400 ex-
cursionists from Peoria, Canton,
Eureka and otter places, many of them
well known and highly respected
throughout Central Illinois, were
aboard. All sorts of rumors were float
ing around, and the number of killed
was variously estimated at from six to
100. At all stations n along the
line large crowds, had gathered
TO hear the latest from Peoria. |
Some wild rumors prevailed. but
nothing of an authentic nature
could be- learned. When the relief
train reached its destination, a sad snl
CHASTITY sight was brought to view. Ten
coaches had either gone through the
bridge or were piled up IN promis
cuous heap crosswise and lengthwise
of the track. The shriekss and groans
of the wounded and dying could be
heard, The bridge through which the
cars went was small one. 1t had been
on fire, which was the cause of its
breaking So far, over seventy bodies
have been recovered. They were con-
veyed to the town hall, schoolhouse
and on the depot platform. No one
has been taken from under the cars and
not even sound can be heard from
them. 1t is feared all are dead and the
number of killed is estimated at 200
The wounded, so far, number 80. The
following were killed.: Ed. McClintoek,
Peoria, engineer, aged 3s, leaves a wife
and two ehildrenS son of Ezra Meek,
aged 20, Eureka; Miss May Laws, Eu-
reka; Arthur Mccarthy, Eureka;
James Blair, Eureka; Mrs. DR.. iDucat,
Forest, baby safe; the wife of travel
ing man of Kankakee; Godel, father
and son; Bell Stevenson and two
daughters; Captain Dahlke, Mrs.
James Deal. Mrs. William Allen, |
Mrs. William Ball, Susie Ball, Miss
Pearl Adams, William Regain, Mr.. |
French, Phena FTahrn, Mrs. Valentine. |
Mrs. Valdezo and daughter, Mrs. |
Fred Weinnett and /
daughter Pearl, of Peoria; Mrs. Kate
Gross, Washington; Cora Smith. |
Peoria. fatally injured. All the bodies
recovered number seventy They are !
at Chatsworth and Piper City. Every. |
thing is in the widest confusion and |
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